Beautiful surroundings, comfortable and clean. Helpful staff ... It was a pleasant stay and will definitely think of coming back some time

Jo,
United Kingdom

Very good breakfast and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Jonathan,
United Kingdom

Lovely building, big rooms, nicely furnished, free wifi, cheap.

Dave,
United Kingdom

The room and view as usual were amazing, including the staff.

Kerry,
United Kingdom

Friendly staff
Fantastic room with a great view of the Cathedral and a super big bed

Edward,
United Kingdom

Really clean and comfortable

Tony,
United Kingdom

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John,
United Kingdom

Very helpful and friendly staff. Warm rooms & comfortable beds

Joy,
United Kingdom

Lovely breakfast in nice setting. Staff were helpful and friendly.

Sharon,
United Kingdom

Farnley Tower provides stunning views over Durham Castle and Cathedral. The guesthouse is a prominent Victorian mansion, renowned for its architecture and gardens, and has free WiFi and free parking on site.

Dine in the award-winning Gourmet Spot restaurant and bar, specialising in innovative, creative and artistic cuisine. The menu features an array of local fresh produce and a huge choice of wines.

All comfortable rooms are individually designed. Some rooms have beautiful countryside views

Farnley Tower is just a short walk from the town centre.

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Anonymous

United Kingdom

5.8

Okay

24 February 2015

The hotel itself and the breakfast were great

I didn't realise that it was a pet friendly hotel and not being very pet friendly ourselves being in the room next door to a noisy dog was not great! Also the walls were very thin indeed and the bed soft. We did have a pleasant stay though and the staff were great!

Edward

Andrew

United Kingdom

2.5

Very poor

22 February 2015

Nothing

The room was tired and dismil, the bed mattress was that soft it was like laying on a marshmallow, the toilet roll holder was on the skirting board in the ensuite, the breakfast was awful and the dining room was full of students who kept going in and our of the kitchen and coming out with food, couldn't wait to leave, wont be visiting farnley towers again

Tony

John

United Kingdom

6.3

Pleasant

20 February 2015

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Distance from station and town.
Local tourist map omits the paths that provide a direct walking route from hotel down to Prebends Bridge and up into the Cathedral South Bailey.
Shaver light was not working.

Mark

Nice old building, very friendly manager and staff. Room was a good size with all the right furniture and a good sized flatscreen tv. Breakfast was great with plenty of choice.

Decor was a little bit dated and could do with a refresh in parts. Fitted the style and era of the building but it would benefit from upgrading as it looks a bit tired certainly in the room and bathroom - or maybe going the other route and making it really contemporary. Either would work but would perhaps appeal to different clientele.

Anonymous

poor wi-fi
noisy people upstairs on the first night.
Please note we did not go to the owners with these complaints, i have every faith they would of sorted these problems out, but due to only staying 2 nights it was not a huge problem.